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Campaign Map - Turn 7
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Having been surprised, and defeated, by a Bluvian force whilst probing the way East (see the last blog post), the remnants of a Redinan brigade is falling back to join the battered 2nd Division. Hotly pursuing them are a larger Bluvian force, the Advanced Guard of Blue's Division C. Red has been ordered to give ground slowly and keep Blue occupied to give time for a defense to be pulled together around the Middle Crossing of the Boundary River. Blue is unsure of the numbers of troops in front of them and is advancing cautiously.
The Scenario is number 5 in the late Stuart Asquith's Military Modelling Guide to Solo Wargaming. To simulate Blue's caution, his force arrives at a rate of 2 units per turn on the Eastern edge of the board. Blue's objective is to either get three units off the West edge or to completely destroy the Red force that is blocking his way. It is highly unlikely that Red can defeat Blue in a straight fight but he can delay him. Game length is 15 turns or when both sides reach Exhaustion Point.
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Position at the start
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Turn 2 Blue's force slowly arrives
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Blue's build up is complete - Red begins to give ground
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Blue's cavalry is to the rear of Red's force
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Running out of room (and at EP), Red must make a stand
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At this point Blue could have got enough units off the table to win..
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...but chose instead to destroy the invading Redinan force and win that way. Harsh.
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A great scenario and a fun game.
A cracking battle, the Bluvians did right to destroy the Redinans.
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul. I suspect they took some prisoners for an exchange with the guys who got stuck on the wrong side of the river in Game 1!
DeleteAnother cracking good battle report!
ReplyDeleteIt looks as if Red will be lucky to avoid the destruction of their 2nd Division. This will give Blue a decisive edge should they choose to invade Blue’s territory again.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks Bob. Blues retaliation has been swift and bloody!
DeleteDestroying the enemy is always a good option. Enjoyable BatRep!
ReplyDeleteCheers Jonathan. The Blue Commander decided (quite sensibly) that he didn't want any enemy troops behind his lines, thank you very much!
DeleteAnd with that blues reputation for savagery was earned!!. Have they not heard of the Geneva convention??.
ReplyDeleteHa! To be fair, they did bandage up the survivors.
DeleteI am enjoying reading about your campaign progress and the battle reports.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter, much appreciated.
DeleteGood fight and one REd deserved to lose after the debace at the bridge, not reinforcing their breidgehead befor emoving on.
ReplyDeletedestroying the Red force was a good decision.
Over confidence Joe!
DeleteNice battle report mate. Your board and figures have a nice crisp look, very aesthetically pleasing. Good to see Merit trees giving sterling service after 50 odd years?? Cheers Greg
ReplyDeleteCheers Greg. Yes I've ended up going back and playing with the oldest stuff the most! Airfix figures and Merit scenery were what I started with and they still work.
DeleteIf you can't beat 'em, destroy 'em?
ReplyDeleteWhatever works!
Something like that!
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